Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-12-10

table ware. etr., etc. The amount oi
gold and silver obtained is immense,
nil of which belongs to the Italian gov
ernment. e~..1,o
Icounot say much in favor OF Naples,
ovccnt that its beautifully curved bay
is ali that has been claimed Tor II, AN"
inprcsscs the stranger most favoraol y.
But its intense heat, vast acchlhuln-
tions of dccomposing organic matter,
t nj olors, malaria and cholera, maze
II ANYTHING else but a pleasant place 10
visit. willie We were there. 1t seems
10 mo that one inhalatisn of the malo-
dorns atmosphere of Naples is enough
TO make any individual SICK, AS II dld
our party.
Our Sunday in Pisa wasa very pleas
an. one. One Of its most striking Tea
lures was its cleanliness =; at least we
thought SO after seeing Naples, ltS
streets were "a clean as n fresh
~ swept floor, and the air seemed
pure and halmy. We visited the tine
! old cathedral, and sat under famous
brass chandelier, watching its gentle
swing. which seemed quite natural and
commonplace to us. | believe it has
never given but n inspiration or
pcrhaps but one Gallileo ever SAT un-
der it. The Leaning Tower is quite
u curiosity. and is well represented III
the pictures Of it seen in our googra'
miles and school histories. II Is the
campanilr, or bell tower OF the caihe-
dral, and stands Just in front OF 1t,
still leaning, asst has Ocen tor ages,
bu, never falling. The Campo Santa
is il of the interesting places in Pisa,
|, is a colonadc surrounding an open
court, which is. filed. with earth
brought from Jerusalem by one OF the
Crusades (the third | belicvo.l 1t is
n sacred burying place tor the faithful
The raves are placed all around I'M
/ colorado. the walls of which are Gov
=. cred with curious Ole paintings, by the
9. early Tuscan p.inlers, representing
t scenes from the Bible, &c. 1t is Cam
: cd that this holy earth has the powe'
q er of very Qui XIV nsnlnlng the heel
leaving the bones, which are ENJOY
h to give place for other bodies, II
ground is scarce. ! noticed that TN
HOLY Earth vas also used by the va
p~rieine Monks in Rome for burial Il
t the crypt OF all Old church.
Sister has written you enough aDoV
@ Paris, so | will torhear, renarhin+
II en- pnssan1. that il must be by Tar Va
:. most magnifi cnt city in the wor''
You can 90 no where in the city pre-
Il nor without being conf Onted at ever
d step with sometime. rich, beaulilu
st rare and attractive. .
Is You will remember that Wcsthi'
L. ster Abbey was closed when we wei
Of in London before, and we failed to 81
h. it :..bu, we spent all Of last Friday VII
n. in its sncred walls, and no day have
a spcnt more pleasantly and proiliab
Mt since | left home. The beauty al
II. splcudor of the inside decorations, Il
ch the elegantly carved monuments
on royalty, did not attract and 'nler'
or me so much AS did the tombs ana cl
tapl,s of great men OF letters II
&C. science, whose lives and works IN
nj been a bcnefaction to humanity.
ice did not feel here, as in 81. IL
ar. and other churches in England a
ere elsewhere, that it had been fobbcd
~. thc solcnnity and sacrcdness bclol
inc ia n place of cody worship, a
lie. converted into a ere national Te
on plc of Fame. where illustrlous {
ion nring receive their last and great
aid honor from a nation but that II WI
OF Mace where homage TO both TOD
ell nun was softly. sweCtly and revere
stic " blended.
.ow Yesterday we wandered about
lie viii among the shops and along
no mrincjpaI ihoroughtares of the c
In siuht.seciny generally. This mt
.om inc we attended church at City-R
CL6ancl. John Wcslcy's church in
are tcrence to the long, pompous ccre
tmrc nv Of the Church of England scr'
# was quite refreshing to once II
is norticipatc in a genuine. simple, he
,cry ike religious worship, after with
inc. ;ng 40 much tormality and show in
ihc service of God.
= re. John Weslcy's home is still stan
,;s,s Attaining this church, and in tho
ting R3nhjll Field Cemetery. just Il,
|. nre the street, ia the grave OF John
hole van.
nnv Tomorrow we will visit Parlia'
hoy House. which we missed when
nj, before: then VIC will go out to
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